• Growl (Arcade)

      Growl (Arcade)

      "At the end of my journey, I came face-to-face with the true heart of darkness -- and its unapologetically grinning face mocked my idealistic naïveté."

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    • Organized Rambling: April 2012

      Organized Rambling: April 2012

      For April's Organized Rambling, Espiga takes on Pier Solar, Xenoblade, Kid Icarus, and illness!

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    • Ten Minute Trials – 4/29/12

      Ten Minute Trials - 4/29/12

      Ten Minute Trials is a weekly column, appearing every Sunday, in which I take four games I’ve never played and spend ten minutes with each one. Today, I look at The Red Star, Girlish Grimoire Littlewitch Romanesque, Okage: Shadow King, and Metal Slug.

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    • Ten Minute Trials – 4/22/12

      Ten Minute Trials - 4/22/12

      Ten Minute Trials is a new weekly column, appearing every Sunday, in which I take four games I've never played and spend ten minutes with each one. Today, I look at Fate/Unlimited Codes, Ikusagami, Rygar, and Xenosaga.

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    • Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (PCE Super CD)

      Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (PCE Super CD)

      Dracula X marked the end of one era, but served as the inspiration for an entirely new generation. Visit -- or revisit -- the adventure that captured import gamers' hearts so many years ago.

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  • UZW’s Top Stories as of 1/8/2012

    With almost two years under the site’s belt, here’s a look at the articles that most people seem to care about.

    Hammerin’ Hero (PSP)

    Irem is best-known in the West for R-Type, but they’ve made some of the craziest, most humorous action games in the history of action game making. Hammerin’ Hero is an acceptable example.

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    Pangya: Fantasy Golf (PSP)

    A hero arrived from another dimension — a land called Earth — to end the vile sorcerors’ wicked ambition. With his magical staff and orbs of pure energy, he plugged the holes littered about the land of Pangya.

    Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist (PSP)

    By all rights, the PS2 Ikki Tousen fiasco should have scared me off. But I am a man without fear!

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    Pocket Racers (PSP)

    The power of Satan compels you to play Pocket Racers. Resist his devilish temptation!

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    Ys I & II Chronicles (PSP)

    Let others drool over “narrative progression” and half-baked “innovation”; those traits are fleeting. I savor stimulating games that are so fun they’re worth playing over and over and over again.

    Final Fantasy Type-0 (PSP)

    …as what appeared to be an afterthought, Square also announced a little title for mobile phones called Final Fantasy Agito XIII. Compared to the console big boys, Agito had a lot to live up to, and most gamers didn’t expect it would.

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    Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd (PSP)

    Sequels to great games don’t need to reinvent the concept or reboot the storyline. They just need to provide enough new content and mechanical refinement to justify the additional expense.

    Gals’ Gallery: Sara Medina

    The world of videogames is filled with hundreds of noteworthy females. This post showcases Sara Medina, head of the thieves’ guild in Arcus II: Silent Symphony.

    Yu-Gi-Oh! Double Pack (GBA)

    This is probably not the review you expected to see here tonight. However, I assure you that there is nothing more important that you could possibly read at this exact moment.